Date/Time: March 7 (Sat), 2026 14:00-18:00

Venue: GL Room (Room 201), Building 140, GSIS, SNU

Hosts: The Korean Association for Japanese Studies; Institue for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University

Program:

Opening Ceremony

• Moderator: SEO Dong Ju (IJS, SNU)

Session 1

• Moderator: LEE Sang-hyeok (Chosun University)
• Title: "'Center' and 'Periphery' in YU Miri's Yamanote Line Series of Linked Novels"
• Presenter: MIZUGUCHI Natsumi (Ph.D Student, Department of Korean Language and Literature, Seoul National University)
• Discussant: LEE Jeong Hwa (Korea University)

Session 2

• Moderator: JUNG Hee-jung (University of Tokyo)
• Title: The (Im)possibility of a Care Community in INOUE Hisashi's Kirikirijin (吉里吉里人)
• Presenter: CHAE Ha-young (M.A. graduate, Department of Japanese Studies, Sookmyung Women's University)
• Discussant: KIM Tae-gyeong (Kyung Hee University)

Session 3

• Moderator: NAM Hwi-jung (Seoul National University)
• Title: A Study of Nature of Disaster and the Narrative Mechanism of "Locking the Door" in Suzume: Focusing on "Deep TIme" and "Healing Narrative"
• Presenter: LEE Seung-hyun (Ph.D Student, Comparative Literature, Seoul National University)
• Discussant: BAE Kwan-mun(Seoul National University)